Isle of Wight Dragons: First Sighting of this Year.

Friday 17 April 2015

First Sighting of this Year.

The first Large Red Damselfly has appeared at my garden pond today.In fact two were present and they took off to the bushes as soon as they could. Still,I managed to get a record of this female and I am sure that it will not be long before she is joined by others now that the weather has turned very spring-like.

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Golden-ringed Dragonfly

This is our largest UK dragonfly and seems to be widespread on the Isle of Wight.It is readily found along suitable streams and small rivers.

The male has a swollen abdomen at the tip while the female can be identified by a long and pointed ovipositor which is used to jab repeatedly down into the bed of shallow water to lay its eggs.

The larval stage can last up to five years as the larvae will spend their time buried at the bottom of the watercourse,with eyes only protruding,waiting to grab passing prey.